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say defense should be cut. i think that you're not going to get a 50/50 compromise here. you get a 50/50 whether both sides are equal from the american people. the republicans are far from the american people. the democrats are right there. super majorities say hands off medicare and social security and defense spending should be cut. there's less pressure on democrats to give away the store here. >> gloria, didn't the president when he tried that deal with john boehner that didn't work out, didn't he agree to significant cuts in medicare? >> he did. there were almost there once before. there are different stories about who moves the goalposts in that negotiation. if i were the president and i were going to van, i would say, look, this president has an opportunity right now to shape the future of american budgets. the blueprint for the american economy and for american spending priorities for a decade to come in this particular deal. if i were the president, i would say, look, it's not going to be perfect, but
say defense should be cut. i think that you're not going to get a 50/50 compromise here. you get a 50/50 whether both sides are equal from the american people. the republicans are far from the american people. the democrats are right there. super majorities say hands off medicare and social security and defense spending should be cut. there's less pressure on democrats to give away the store here. >> gloria, didn't the president when he tried that deal with john boehner that didn't work...
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. >> coming up, de shawn powell goes up on the defensive. two friends lobby to enter the jail's dru i want you to do is reach down inside really what's going to be different this time? welford marcus williams.corrections jail. it's usually booked beyond capacity. pretty goodwhy. >> a lot of marijuana, huh? >> i've been smoking since i was 12. >> what kind of pills? >> any kind.a [ >> opiates, oxycontin? a lot of stuff out there on the street right now? >> oh, yeah. >> yeah? i i. >> i leave tomorrow and i'm scared. >> you leave tomorrow? >> yeah. >> what are you going to do different this time? >> go to my meetings. trying t stay away from old people, places and things. >> easier said than done. >> yes, sir. >> knowing that drug use led to about 80% of arrests here officials have dedicated special housing units to inmates who want to make a change. >> have a very difficult time in recovery. why? >> because of the shame, guilt and remorse. >> because of shame, guilt and remorse that they sferns and it's -- experience and it's hard to that go.
. >> coming up, de shawn powell goes up on the defensive. two friends lobby to enter the jail's dru i want you to do is reach down inside really what's going to be different this time? welford marcus williams.corrections jail. it's usually booked beyond capacity. pretty goodwhy. >> a lot of marijuana, huh? >> i've been smoking since i was 12. >> what kind of pills? >> any kind.a[ >> opiates, oxycontin? a lot of stuff out there on the street right now?...
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the israeli defense forces tell us that 300 palestinians sort of tested what they call the buffer zone today at the border between gaza and israel. this is a hundred-foot no-go zone that the idf has been enforcing. they did not, however, say they knew of any deaths. they said their forces shot in the air and when the palestinians did not move back, they then shot at their feet to get them to move back. it threatens this arguably fragile ceasefire that's been in place now for a little over a day. it's a ceasefire that on both sides has not instilled a lot of optimism. >> stephanie gosk in israel, thank you. >>> now for a look at the weather here is nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. we had perfect weather for the macy's thanksgiving day parade. >> great show, yeah. >> you're saying it's all over. >> in many areas of the country. unfortunately in the northwest, people were in the rain waiting to get into those stores. it's moved through the olympics and now rolling through seattle down to olympia. it will work its way down to portland, more likely about 10:0
the israeli defense forces tell us that 300 palestinians sort of tested what they call the buffer zone today at the border between gaza and israel. this is a hundred-foot no-go zone that the idf has been enforcing. they did not, however, say they knew of any deaths. they said their forces shot in the air and when the palestinians did not move back, they then shot at their feet to get them to move back. it threatens this arguably fragile ceasefire that's been in place now for a little over a...
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with the defense department, there is a whole system to get information but if you are running out of the white house and conference rooms out of the white house with people that have mega responsibility over several agencies. this was very well thought in. they walked in with 30 czars. it was two fold. people who are political operatives with radical backgrounds didn't have any experience and the fact that they thought they would get away scott free. >> sean: they did get away with these appointments, right? >> congress needs to take responsibility. oversight over the government has decreased. the government is spending trillion extra. there used to be five oversight, you would need thousand darrell issas to run to all the fires. it needs to say no to these appointments by the soldiers. >> sean: what does he say in his book -- all of this basically tramples on the constitution in terms of oversight. >> on top that, obama promised him differently. he promised when these folks came in. >> sean: why has everybody ignored it. i bet for a lot of people are hearing this for the first time.
with the defense department, there is a whole system to get information but if you are running out of the white house and conference rooms out of the white house with people that have mega responsibility over several agencies. this was very well thought in. they walked in with 30 czars. it was two fold. people who are political operatives with radical backgrounds didn't have any experience and the fact that they thought they would get away scott free. >> sean: they did get away with these...
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with the defense department, there is a whole system to get information but if you are running out of the white house and conference rooms out of the white house with people that have mega responsibility over several agencies. this was very well thought in. they walked in with 30 czars. it was two fold. people who are political operatives with radical backgrounds didn't have any experience and the fact that they thought they would get away scott free. >> sean: they did get away with these appointments, right? >> congress needs to take responsibility. oversight over the government has decreased. the government is spending trillion extra. there used to be five oversight, you would need thousand darrell issas to run to all the fires. it needs to say no to these appointments by the soldiers. >> sean: what does he say in his book -- all of this basically tramples on the constitution in terms of oversight. >> on top that, obama promised him differently. he promised when these folks came in. >> sean: why has everybody ignored it. i bet for a lot of people are hearing this for the first time.
with the defense department, there is a whole system to get information but if you are running out of the white house and conference rooms out of the white house with people that have mega responsibility over several agencies. this was very well thought in. they walked in with 30 czars. it was two fold. people who are political operatives with radical backgrounds didn't have any experience and the fact that they thought they would get away scott free. >> sean: they did get away with these...
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republicans won't bouj defense spending and president obama won't budge on entitlements. jeff sessions is a ranking member of the budget committee and joins us. nice to see you? >> thank you. >> greta: first of all, what is the tone like on capitol hill between democrats and republicans. it seems like an all out war? >> i do believe the democrats have strengthened their positions and hardened their views since the elections. it looks to me it's going to be difficult to get the kind of rationale settlement that will promote growth and sound reduction of deficits that we need for our country. >> greta: do you see tax rates going up on the wealthy? >> in my view we should not raise taxes at all until we know where the money is going. without a budget or without a plan, we it's difficult for me to ask my constituents to send more money to washington when they don't know where it's going to be spent. >> greta: i come up to your office and come up to the topic on waste and fraud. i know you have been pursuing that, as well. is there any discussion, people changing entitlements
republicans won't bouj defense spending and president obama won't budge on entitlements. jeff sessions is a ranking member of the budget committee and joins us. nice to see you? >> thank you. >> greta: first of all, what is the tone like on capitol hill between democrats and republicans. it seems like an all out war? >> i do believe the democrats have strengthened their positions and hardened their views since the elections. it looks to me it's going to be difficult to get the...
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defense spending should be cut. i think the democrats are -- there's less pressure on democrats to give away the store here. >> gloria, correct me if i'm wrong, didn't president, when he tried that deal with john boehner, he didn't he agree to significant cuts in medicare? >> yes, did he. he did. they were almost there once before. and there are different stories about who moves a goal post in that negotiation, but i would argue, if i were the president and i were going to van, i would say, look, this president has an opportunity right now to shape the future of american budgets, you know, the blue print for the american economy and for american spending priorities for a decade to come. >> sure. >> in this particular deal. and so if i were the president, i would say, look, it's not going to be perfect, but we really do have an opportunity here, and i have an opportunity as president of the united states to lead this country into fiscal solvency again. if each side -- we can't get what's perfect. >> but let me speak
defense spending should be cut. i think the democrats are -- there's less pressure on democrats to give away the store here. >> gloria, correct me if i'm wrong, didn't president, when he tried that deal with john boehner, he didn't he agree to significant cuts in medicare? >> yes, did he. he did. they were almost there once before. and there are different stories about who moves a goal post in that negotiation, but i would argue, if i were the president and i were going to van, i...
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>> he was assistant secretary of defense and very friendly with president kennedy. and i included that phone call. call,ust a short phone but it's fascinating because they are contemplating and really envisioning the first boarding of a soviet vessel that will put this quarantine to the test. and they don't know what the result will be. will the soviets fire back? and kennedy, as he did throughout the crisis, is saying whenever possible, use the minimum amount of force. and he just wants to understand it. they were smart to, because their military brass were spoiling for a fight throughout the crisis. and secretary mcnamara also had a lot of problems on his hands talking with the admirals and the generals. they were trained to fight. that was their job, and they wanted to. and the secretary mcnamara and the president were also doing their job, saying hold on. what are the steps? and they're trying to understand the 20 steps that are involved in the boarding of a soviet vessel. and they were correct to, because any errant shot might have led to the firing of a nuclea
>> he was assistant secretary of defense and very friendly with president kennedy. and i included that phone call. call,ust a short phone but it's fascinating because they are contemplating and really envisioning the first boarding of a soviet vessel that will put this quarantine to the test. and they don't know what the result will be. will the soviets fire back? and kennedy, as he did throughout the crisis, is saying whenever possible, use the minimum amount of force. and he just wants...
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ted widmer, followed by defense secretary leon panetta. this week on "q&a," "listening in: the secret white house recordings of john f. kennedy.," forwarded by caroline kennedy. >> ted widmer, how did you get involved in doing a book on the john f. kennedy tapes? >> well, there was a lot of excitement leading up to the 50th anniversary of the kennedy administration, which is three years of the 50th anniversary. elms around the cuban missile crisis, october, 1962. all of us wanted to have a good book ready for the fall of 2012. and many every us in the historical community as well as certainly at the library knew that there were these tremendously rich tapes, only a small percentage of which had actually been heard, and that it would be a service to the historical community and to all americans to get the tapes out to the listening public. so the library made the tapes available, but they need add historian to write an introduction and annotate, and so that's where i came in. >> i'm going to run a quick one here. this is from the 1952 senat
ted widmer, followed by defense secretary leon panetta. this week on "q&a," "listening in: the secret white house recordings of john f. kennedy.," forwarded by caroline kennedy. >> ted widmer, how did you get involved in doing a book on the john f. kennedy tapes? >> well, there was a lot of excitement leading up to the 50th anniversary of the kennedy administration, which is three years of the 50th anniversary. elms around the cuban missile crisis, october,...
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susan rice's defense to date i was given this set of talking points by somebody and i simply repeated them. now, there's a substantial question whether that's the right way to behave, but let's leave that aside for a minute and say, that is just, assume that is what actually happened. the real question is, did she talk to anybody else once she was given these talking points? did she question where they came from? did she try and penetrate beneath the analysis? did she talk to president obama before she went on those five sunday morning talk shows? did she talk to the national security advisor. martha: here is senator mccain as he heads into this meeting. he has been a very visible presence on this whole story and, you know one thing to mention in the context what you're saying. we heard from general petraeus, she says that the comments came from intel. general petraeus says the comments came from intel as he was head of the cia at the time including specific references to al qaeda being involved. so another question for her would clearly be, who changed that, who decided not to includ
susan rice's defense to date i was given this set of talking points by somebody and i simply repeated them. now, there's a substantial question whether that's the right way to behave, but let's leave that aside for a minute and say, that is just, assume that is what actually happened. the real question is, did she talk to anybody else once she was given these talking points? did she question where they came from? did she try and penetrate beneath the analysis? did she talk to president obama...
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romney that it opens the door to higher taxes and cuts in defense cuts. -- and puts in defense cuts. >> i have a big job here and those running for president have their own aspirations. we will solve this debt crisis and give the american people back to work. >> that is from 16 months ago, what led to the curr >> that is from 16 months ago. obama has a second term makeover for the economic team. they will sit down as chairman of the securities and exchange commission not to tender 14. the number of the commission. the secretary is now leading the administration to prevent the spending cuts and tax hikes. we only hear from democratic minority leader nancy pelosi and other democrats following the vote in august of 2011. she focuses on jobs and the economy. >> good afternoon. we just completed a very lively membership meeting with the necessity of democrats to save the day pulling the country back from default. it was a bitter pill for us to swallow, and we saved medicare, medicaid, and social security. yesterday, we crossed a bridge. and tough talk about the debt, we have to talk about
romney that it opens the door to higher taxes and cuts in defense cuts. -- and puts in defense cuts. >> i have a big job here and those running for president have their own aspirations. we will solve this debt crisis and give the american people back to work. >> that is from 16 months ago, what led to the curr >> that is from 16 months ago. obama has a second term makeover for the economic team. they will sit down as chairman of the securities and exchange commission not to...
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in the area of defense. >> i want to bring in u.n. ambassador susan rice, who has a meeting on the hill in the next hour to meet with senators john mccain, lindsey graham to answer questions about the benghazi attack. word is that the president could pick -- his pick for secretary of state as early as this week. would you oppose rice if she were nominated? >> i'm sorry, i lost the feed. i can't hear -- >> can you hear me, sir? i'm afraid he has lost our audio. >> thanks to senator mike lee of utah, talking about the fiscal cliff this morning. not talking about ben gauzesy because the audio feed went down. >>> top stories this morning. winter storm headed for the northeast. we'll get a quick check on the weather with alexandra steel. >>> good morning to you guys. a quick storm, rain and snow moving in. you can see it there. it's finite. it will move in today and move out today as well. delineated in pennsylvania, the white where the snow is, pink is rain and snow and, of course, the rest is rain. we'll see the rain change over to snow
in the area of defense. >> i want to bring in u.n. ambassador susan rice, who has a meeting on the hill in the next hour to meet with senators john mccain, lindsey graham to answer questions about the benghazi attack. word is that the president could pick -- his pick for secretary of state as early as this week. would you oppose rice if she were nominated? >> i'm sorry, i lost the feed. i can't hear -- >> can you hear me, sir? i'm afraid he has lost our audio. >> thanks...
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caller: yes, i see room for budget cuts in the defense department. i'm a senior citizen facing retirement, and i really do believe in some means testing for social security. it's an insurance program. and there are people, you're just like with your health insurance, if you're really lucky and you've done the right things, and you're really healthy, you're not complaining that you've paid for health insurance. and then the people who need it, there's money for them. so it's the same thing. there are many people who have benefited greatly, sometimes from unfairnesses that rich people have bought for themselves and our country. but your people have benefited, and so you know why should they be connecting social security insurance? host: bonnie is in oklahoma on our republican line. good morning, you're on the "washington journal." caller: good morning. host: please go ahead. caller: i think that they should not care anything for obama because he was such a smart alec during the election that they shouldn't give him a thing. i think they should let it g
caller: yes, i see room for budget cuts in the defense department. i'm a senior citizen facing retirement, and i really do believe in some means testing for social security. it's an insurance program. and there are people, you're just like with your health insurance, if you're really lucky and you've done the right things, and you're really healthy, you're not complaining that you've paid for health insurance. and then the people who need it, there's money for them. so it's the same thing....